GRE物理科目考试
If you think you might be bound for graduate school in physics in the next 5 years, you should definitely prepare for — and take — the physics Graduate Records Examination as a senior. This test is largely based on the first two years of a physics education, with a little statistical mechanics/thermodynamics and theoretical mechanics thrown in, 也. Graduate programs use GRE scores to compare students from different schools on an approximately uniform scale. An excellent score on this exam will help any application; a poor score may call into question an otherwise strong application.
就像SAT一样, the physics GRE is far from perfect and may have subtle biases that favor certain kinds of students. It is doubtful that GRE scores correlate very well, if at all, with performance in graduate school. 然而, it is a necessary hurdle you will have to leap and it is very much to your advantage to prepare. To arrive at the exam in September or October ready to go, you should
- Acquaint yourself with the format and topics of the exam
- Review the basic physics that will be tested on the exam
- Practice on previous physics GRE tests
Case Western Reserve University has developed a deck of flashcards to help students review for the physics subject test. Some students have found them quite helpful in their review. 看到 抽认卡.
GRE复习课
为了协助这一点，教授. Saeta will hold weekly review sessions over Zoom (at least initially) on Mondays at 19:30 to 20:30. 欢迎所有人. 第一次会议将在9月6日举行. Let him know if you’d like to be added to the list of attendees. Prior to that first session, please download the 2017年物理考试, and take the test under proper exam conditions of a single sitting of 170 minutes. For each question keep track of your answer, 你的自信, and (if you can’t figure out the problem), your guess at the right answer and any answers you feel you can rule out. Score the exam using the key at the end, and bring your answer sheet (and copy of the questions, if you printed them out) to the review sessions.
最新信息
请参阅 ETS网站 for up-to-date information on the exam, to find out when the test is offered, 并登记参加考试. For the 2022–2023 academic year, the ETS test dates are:
| 考试日期 | 2022年9月17日星期六 | 2022年10月29日星期六 | 2023年4月8日星期六 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 定期登记 | 2022年8月128日星期五 | 2022年9月23日星期五 | 2023年3月3日星期五 |
| 晚注册 | 2022年8月19日星期五 | 2022年9月30日星期五 | 2023年3月10日星期五 |
| 网上考试成绩 | 2022年10月17日星期一 | 2022年11月28日星期一 | 2023年5月8日星期一 |
一般考试, 包括基本的数学, 英语, 和逻辑, 全年都有吗. The topics covered on the physics GRE are:
| 主题 | 问题百分比 |
|---|---|
| 经典力学 | 20 |
| 电磁 | 18 |
| 光学与波动现象 | 9 |
| Thermodynamics and statistical mechanics | 10 |
| 量子力学 | 12 |
| 原子物理学 | 10 |
| 狭义相对论 | 6 |
| 实验室方法 | 6 |
| Specialized topics (nuclear, particle, condensed matter, astrophysics, math methods, etc.) | 9 |
参考资料
哈利迪，雷斯尼克和克兰(卷). I and II) are quite comprehensive and may be useful resources for review, although you may find them too detailed and lengthy for efficient study. 对一些人来说, it is more useful to review the chapter summaries and then to pick some problems to check your understanding. Pay particular attention to topics that are unfamiliar, either because you have forgotten them — special relativity, 也许? — or because they are not covered (much) in our program — for example, basic fluid mechanics. Schaum’s outlines can be extremely helpful and have a wealth of problems, some with solutions. Townsend’s sophomore-level book is useful for modern, quantum, atomic, and nuclear physics review.
The summer before your senior year is an excellent time to review. Usually, summers are less hectic than fall semesters. Make sure to keep handy any books or notes that you think will be helpful for this review before you pack things up for the summer.In addition, there are resources available on the web:
- GRE测试练习 — this is a mini exam containing 31 problems, to give you a flavor of the questions on the real exam